When Rakhi Bai protested, he said he was taking about another participant on the show Deepa Sharma whom the channel described as 'Dharma Guru'.

He referred to some alleged controversies about the family life of Sharma and criminal cases against her.

Sharma, who had looked calm by then, stood up and approached Om Ji from behind and interrupted his harangue by patting on his back.

"Tameez se baat kariye (behave yourself)," she was seen warning the self-styled god man and then slapped him. Om Ji also hurled a slap at her and was seen tightly holding both her hands. "Tu kya maregi?" he said as the two were shown grappling on screen.

Meanwhile, the channel has "condemned" the incident.

"We invite responsible people to our shows and expect our guests to behave responsibly. We don't expect such behaviour from them and condemn it," it said.

N K Singh, general secretary of Broadcast Editors Association also disapproved of the incident.

"The purpose of such shows is to give information from both sides and let viewers make a decision. This is shameful," he said.